Bathing costume



P. TOBOREK AND F. ZAMBRINI. BATHING COSTUMEf APPLICATION FILED MAY 28, 1921. 1,432,643 Patented Oct. 17, 1922.

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APPLICATION FILED MAY 28, I92}. 1,432,6%3; v Patented 00t.17,1922.

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drrae/veys PAUL TOBOREK AND FA'US'IO BATHING Application filed May 28,

To all whom it may concern Be it known that we, PAUL ToBoRnK and FAUSTO ZAMBRINI, citizens of France, and residing at Nice, Alpes Maritimes, France, have invented a Bathing Costume, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention has for its object a bathing costume characterized by the fact that it has, around the chest, a double thickness forming air pockets closed at the top and open at the bottom.

The said invention is adapted to provide a costume allowing persons to learn swimming without having the inconveniences of all the apparatus in use up to this day.

In fact, in this costume, the air for ensuring buoyancy is driven back and compressed in the upper part of the pockets by the water entering at the bottom; this water and air subsequently flow away in a natural manner as soon as the person comes out of the water, so that the costume immediately retakes the form of an ordinary costume.

This costume which is sufficiently wide, can be made of any suitable fabric, such as gaberdine for instance.

The invention will be described hereafter, by way of example, with reference to the accompanying drawing in which:

Fig. 1 is a front view of a first form of execution of this costume.

Fig. 2 is a horizontal section made according to line A-A of Fig. 1.

Fig. 8 is a vertical section made accordin to line B-B of Fig. 2.

*ig. 4c is a front view of a modified form of the costume.

Fig. 5 is a front view of another modified form of this costume.

Fig. 6 shows in vertical section corresponding to Fig. 3 the costume as worn by a person.

As illustrated in the drawing, Figs. 1 to 3, this bathing costume in its first form of execution comprises a full outer part a.

This outer part has extending all around the chest 21 lining b sewn to the costume at the top at 0, under the arms at cl, at the back at e. and on the chest at 7, but open at the bottom at g. The lining is provided at the bottom with the belt 6 This belt is made of elastic fabric for instance to clasp the person round the body.

The costume and the lining are made of a suitable water-proof fabric. The seams ZAlVIBR-INI, 0F NICE, FRANCE.

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are made waterproof by any means. Parts forming braces a pass over the shoulders.

The various longitudinal seams limit the various pockets, four for instance formed in the lining, that is to say, touching the body.

This costume being thus made, it is easy to understand that, when the person wearlng it enters the water, the air contained between the two thicknesses of fabric will be driven back by the water entering through the lower part of the legs and that this air will be compressed at the bottom of the pockets by the water forming a buffer, so that the said pockets will constitute a kind of buoy about the person.

When the person comes out of the water, the water and air contained in the pockets flow out of the costume in a natural manner through the lower part and this costume retakes the appearance of an ordinary bathing costume.

In the modified form of invention illustrated in Fig. 4c, the lining Z2 extends clownward so as to surround the pelvis of the person. The entire inner part adheres to ghe1 skin whilst the outer part a is slightly The two thicknesses of fabric are sewn together at the top and longitudinally but they are loose towards the bottom.

In the modified form of invention illustrated in Fig. 5, the lining b which is arranged exteriorly constitutes a kind of cuirass on the costume' This cuirass is sewn to the costume on all its edges except at the bottom, So that the principle remains the same as above.

The forms, details, accessories, materials and dimensions of this type of bathing costume may of course be varied without departing thereby from the principle of the invention.

Claims 1. A bathing costume having a piece of fabric co-extensive circumferentially with one face of its body portion and secured thereto at the top and at a plurality of points by lines of stitches extending throughout the length of said piece and forming with the body a plurality of permanent longitudinally extending pockets, each open at its bottom.

2. A bathing costume having a lining extending entirely around the inner face of the body portion and secured thereto at the top, sides, front and back to form a plurality of longitudinally extending pockets a plurality of longitudinally extending open'at the bottom. pockets open at the bottom.

3. A bathing costume havin a lining ex- The foregoing specification of our bath- 10 tending entirely around the inner face of ing costume signed by us this 2 day of May, 5 the body and pelvis portions thereof and 1921.

secured thereto at the top and at a plurality PAUL TOBOREK. of points throughout its length to form I FAUSTO ZAMBRINI. 

